[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 6, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S39-S43]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

  The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the 
first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Begich, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Casey, Mr. Lautenberg, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mrs. Clinton, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 1. A bill to create jobs, restore economic growth, and 
     strengthen America's middle class through measures that 
     modernize the nation's infrastructure, enhance America's 
     energy independence, expand educational opportunities, 
     preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax 
     relief, and protect those in greatest need, and for other 
     purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Begich, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Casey, Mr. Lautenberg, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Schumer, and Ms. 
             Mikulski):
       S. 2. A bill to improve the lives of middle class families 
     and provide them with greater opportunity to achieve the 
     American dream; read the first time.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Begich, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Casey, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. McCaskill, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Schumer, and Ms. 
             Mikulski):
       S. 3. A bill to protect homeowners and consumers by 
     reducing foreclosures, ensuring the availability of credit 
     for homeowners, businesses, and consumers, and reforming the 
     financial regulatory system, and for other purposes; read the 
     first time.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Dodd, Mr. 
             Kerry, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Begich, Mrs. 
             Clinton, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Bingaman, Mr. Casey, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mrs. McCaskill, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 4. A bill to guarantee affordable, quality health 
     coverage for all Americans, and for other purposes; read the 
     first time.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Harkin, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Begich, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
             Casey, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Dodd, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mrs. Clinton,

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             Mr. Akaka, Mr. Schumer, and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 5. A bill to improve the economy and security of the 
     United States by reducing the dependence of the United States 
     on foreign and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of 
     global warming, and for other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mr. Begich, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Bingaman, 
             Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Casey, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mrs. McCaskill, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Schumer, 
             and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 6. A bill to restore and enhance the national security 
     of the United States; read the first time.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Dodd, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Begich, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. 
             Casey, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. McCaskill, 
             Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Schumer, 
             and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 7. A bill to expand educational opportunities for all 
     Americans by increasing access to high-quality early 
     childhood education and after school programs, advancing 
     reform in elementary and secondary education, strengthening 
     mathematics and science instruction, and ensuring that higher 
     education is more affordable, and for other purposes; read 
     the first time.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Begich, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Bingaman, Mr. Casey, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mrs. McCaskill, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. 
             Schumer, and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 8. A bill to return the Government to the people by 
     reviewing controversial ``midnight regulations'' issued in 
     the waning days of the Bush Administration; read the first 
     time.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Begich, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Lieberman, 
             Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 9. A bill to strengthen the United States economy, 
     provide for more effective border and employment enforcement, 
     and for other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Begich, Mr. Carper, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Bingaman, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. McCaskill, 
             Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Schumer, and Ms. 
             Mikulski):
       S. 10. A bill to restore fiscal discipline and begin to 
     address the long-term fiscal challenges facing the United 
     States, and for other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Akaka, Mr. 
             Inouye, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. Murray, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mr. Levin, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Mr. Carper, Mrs. Feinstein, and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 21. A bill to reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce 
     abortions, and improve access to women's health care; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ENSIGN:
       S. 31. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     with respect to the proper tax treatment of certain 
     indebtedness discharged in 2009 or 2010, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 32. A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission to hold at least 1 public hearing before issuance 
     of a permit affecting public or private land use in a 
     locality; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ENSIGN:
       S. 33. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     with respect to the proper tax treatment of certain 
     indebtedness discharged in 2009 or 2010, and for other 
     purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Alexander, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Bond, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
             Isakson, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             McConnell, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Vitter, Mr. 
             Voinovich, and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 34. A bill to prevent the Federal Communications 
     Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine; read 
     the first time.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Martinez):
       S. 35. A bill to provide a permanent deduction for State 
     and local general sales taxes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 36. A bill to repeal the perimeter rule for Ronald 
     Reagan Washington National Airport, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 37. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     permanently extend the research credit; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Dorgan):
       S. 38. A bill to establish a United States Boxing 
     Commission to administer the Act, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 39. A bill to repeal section 10(f) of Public Law 93-531, 
     commonly known as the ``Bennett Freeze"; to the Committee on 
     Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 40. A bill to designate Fossil Creek, a tributary of the 
     Verde River in the State of Arizona, as a component of the 
     National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ENSIGN:
       S. 41. A bill to require a 50-hour workweek for Federal 
     prison inmates, to reform inmate work programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Bond, Mr. 
             Burr, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Isakson):
       S. 42. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act 
     to preserve and protect Social Security benefits of American 
     workers and to help ensure greater congressional oversight of 
     the Social Security system by requiring that both Houses of 
     Congress approve a totalization agreement before the 
     agreement, giving foreign workers Social Security benefits, 
     can go into effect; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ENSIGN:
       S. 43. A bill to make the moratorium on Internet access 
     taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic 
     commerce permanent; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ENSIGN:
       S. 44. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     treat income earned by mutual funds from exchange-traded 
     funds holding precious metal bullion as qualifying income; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Gregg, 
             Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Burr, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Voinovich, and Mr. Coburn):
       S. 45. A bill to improve patient access to health care 
     services and provide improved medical care by reducing the 
     excessive burden the liability system places on the health 
     care delivery system; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Cardin, 
             Ms. Collins, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Casey, 
             Mr. Leahy, Mr. Graham, Mr. Specter, Mr. Durbin, and 
             Mr. Akaka):
       S. 46. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy 
     caps; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
             Isakson, Mr. Coburn, Mr. DeMint, and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 47. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communication 
     services; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ENSIGN:
       S. 48. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to 
     require new voting systems to provide a voter-verified 
     permanent record, to develop better accessible voting 
     machines for individuals with disabilities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 49. A bill to help Federal prosecutors and investigators 
     combat public corruption by strengthening and clarifying the 
     law; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. INOUYE:
       S. 50. A bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States 
     Code, to authorize the use of clinical social workers to 
     conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and 
     mental illnesses; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. INOUYE:
       S. 51. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     recognize the United States Military Cancer Institute as an 
     establishment within the Uniformed Services University of the 
     Health Sciences, to require the Institute to promote the 
     health of members of the Armed Forces and their dependents by 
     enhancing cancer research and treatment, to provide for a 
     study of the epidemiological causes of cancer among various 
     ethnic groups for cancer prevention and early detection 
     efforts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. INOUYE:
       S. 52. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act 
     to provide 100 percent reimbursement for medical assistance 
     provided to a Native Hawaiian through a Federally-qualified 
     health center or a Native Hawaiian health care system; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. INOUYE:
       S. 53. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act 
     to provide for coverage of services provided by nursing 
     school clinics under State Medicaid programs; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. INOUYE:
       S. 54. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for patient protection by establishing minimum 
     nurse staffing ratios at certain Medicare providers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

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           By Mr. INOUYE:
       S. 55. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide improved reimbursement for clinical social 
     worker services under the Medicare program; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. INOUYE:
       S. 56. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to remove the restriction that a clinical psychologist or 
     clinical social worker provide services in a comprehensive 
     outpatient rehabilitation facility to a patient only under 
     the care of a physician; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. INOUYE:
       S. 57. A bill to amend title VII of the Public Health 
     Service Act to establish a psychology post-doctoral 
     fellowship program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. INOUYE:
       S. 58. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     modify the application of the tonnage tax on vessels 
     operating in the dual United States domestic and foreign 
     trades, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. INOUYE:
       S. 59. A bill to amend title VII of the Public Health 
     Service Act to make certain graduate programs in professional 
     psychology eligible to participate in various health 
     professions loan programs; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Snowe, 
             and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 60. A bill to prohibit the sale and counterfeiting of 
     Presidential inaugural tickets; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             Mr. Harkin, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 61. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code 
     with respect to modification of certain mortgages on 
     principal residences, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 62. A bill to prevent the Federal Communications 
     Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. INOUYE:
       S. 63. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act 
     to improve access to advanced practice nurses and physicians' 
     assistants under the Medicaid Program; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. DeMint, and Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. 64. A bill to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization 
     Act to require approval by the Congress for certain 
     expenditures for the Troubled Asset Relief Program; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. INOUYE:
       S. 65. A bill to provide relief to the Pottawatomi Nation 
     in Canada for settlement of certain claims against the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. INOUYE (for himself and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 66. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     permit former members of the Armed Forces who have a service-
     connected disability rated as total to travel on military 
     aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired 
     members of the Armed Forces are entitled to travel on such 
     aircraft; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. INOUYE:
       S. 67. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize certain disabled former prisoners of war to use 
     Department of Defense commissary and exchange stores; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. INOUYE:
       S. 68. A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to 
     determine the validity of the claims of certain Filipinos 
     that they performed military service on behalf of the United 
     States during World War II; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Carper, 
             Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Akaka):
       S. 69. A bill to establish a fact-finding Commission to 
     extend the study of a prior Commission to investigate and 
     determine facts and circumstances surrounding the relocation, 
     internment, and deportation to Axis countries of Latin 
     Americans of Japanese descent from December 1941 through 
     February 1948, and the impact of those actions by the United 
     States, and to recommend appropriate remedies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. INOUYE:
       S. 70. A bill to restore the traditional day of observance 
     of Memorial Day, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 71. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications 
     services; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. INOUYE (for himself and Mr. Akaka):
       S. 72. A bill to reauthorize the programs of the Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development for housing assistance for 
     Native Hawaiians; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 73. A bill to establish a systematic mortgage 
     modification program at the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 74. A bill to provide permanent tax relief from the 
     marriage penalty.
           By Mr. KOHL:
       S. 75. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to require the use of generic drugs under the Medicare 
     part D prescription drug program when available unless the 
     brand name drug is determined to be medically necessary; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. INOUYE:
       S. 76. A bill to amend the Native Hawaiian Health Care 
     Improvement Act to revise and extend that Act; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 77. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act 
     to provide for equal coverage of mental health services under 
     the State Children's Health Insurance Program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 78. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     provide a full exclusion for gain from certain small business 
     stocks; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 79. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to establish 
     a Federal Reinsurance Program for Catastrophic Health Care 
     Costs; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 80. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
     Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 81. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act 
     to allow workers who attain age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 
     to choose either lump sum payments over four years totaling 
     $5,000 or an improved benefit computation formula under a new 
     10-year rule governing the transition to the changes in 
     benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security 
     Amendments of 1977, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 82. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act 
     to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, 
     to limit income eligibility expansions under that program 
     until the lowest income eligible individuals are enrolled, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 83. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     expand the Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home 
     school education expenses, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 84. A bill to close the loophole that allowed the 9/11 
     hijackers to obtain credit cards from United States banks 
     that financed their terrorist activities, to ensure that 
     illegal immigrants cannot obtain credit cards to evade United 
     States immigration laws, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 85. A bill to amend title X of the Public Health Service 
     Act to prohibit family planning grants from being awarded to 
     any entity that performs abortions; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Burr):
       S. 86. A bill to establish a procedure to safeguard the 
     Social Security Trust Funds; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 87. A bill to amend the procedures regarding military 
     recruiter access to secondary school student recruiting 
     information; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 88. A bill to amend part B of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of 
     such part; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 89. A bill to authorize the Moving to Work Charter 
     program to enable public housing agencies to improve the 
     effectiveness of Federal housing assistance, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 90. A bill to preserve open competition and Federal 
     Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal 
     Government contractors on Federal and federally funded 
     construction projects; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 91. A bill to reduce the amount of financial assistance 
     provided to the Government of Mexico in response to the 
     illegal border crossings from Mexico into the United States, 
     which serve to dissipate the political discontent with the 
     higher unemployment rate within Mexico; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 92. A bill to ensure the safety of seafood and seafood 
     products being imported into the

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     United States; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 93. A bill to provide quality, affordable health 
     insurance for small employers and individuals; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 94. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     provide for a nonrefundable tax credit for long-term care 
     insurance premiums; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 95. A bill to prohibit appropriated funds from being 
     used in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal 
     Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 96. A bill to prohibit certain abortion-related 
     discrimination in governmental activities; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 97. A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act 
     to require States to implement a drug testing program for 
     applicants for and recipients of assistance under the 
     Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 98. A bill to impose admitting privilege requirements 
     with respect to physicians who perform abortions; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 99. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     provide a Federal income tax credit for certain stem cell 
     research expenditures; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 100. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax deduction for itemizers and nonitemizers for 
     expenses relating to home schooling; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 101. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow expenses relating to all home schools to be 
     qualified education expenses for purposes of a Coverdell 
     education savings account; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 102. A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides 
     automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 103. A bill to require disclosure and payment of 
     noncommercial air travel in the Senate; to the Committee on 
     Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 104. A bill to prohibit authorized committees and 
     leadership PACs from employing the spouse or immediate family 
     members of any candidate or Federal office holder connected 
     to the committee; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 105. A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 
     1978 to establish criminal penalties for knowingly and 
     willfully falsifying or failing to file or report certain 
     information required to be reported under that Act; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 106. A bill to require that all individuals convicted of 
     a felony under State law provide a DNA sample; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 107. A bill to authorize funding for the Advancing 
     Justice through DNA Technology initiative; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 108. A bill to prohibit the admission of an alien who 
     was detained as an enemy combatant at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 
     unless the President determines that such admission is 
     consistent with the national security of the United States, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 109. A bill to designate the Beaver Basin Wilderness at 
     Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 110. A bill to provide for the designation of the River 
     Raisin National Battlefield Park in the State of Michigan; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 111. A bill for the relief of Joseph Gabra and Sharon 
     Kamel; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. INOUYE:
       S. 112. A bill to treat certain hospital support 
     organizations as qualified organizations for purposes of 
     determining acquisition indebtedness; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. INOUYE:
       S. 113. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide health care practitioners in rural areas with 
     training in preventive health care, including both physical 
     and mental care, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. INOUYE:
       S. 114. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the establishment of a National Center for Social 
     Work Research; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 115. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act 
     to provide that wages earned, and self-employment income 
     derived, by individuals while such individuals were not 
     citizens or nationals of the United States and were illegally 
     in the United States shall not be credited for coverage under 
     the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program 
     under such title; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 116. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     allocate $10,000,000,000 of Troubled Asset Relief Program 
     funds to local governments that have suffered significant 
     losses due to highly-rated investments in failed financial 
     institutions; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Lincoln, 
             Mrs. Boxer, and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 117. A bill to protect the property and security of 
     homeowners who are subject to foreclosure proceedings, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Brown, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Leahy, and Mr. Casey):
       S. 118. A bill to amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 
     1959, to improve the program under such section for 
     supportive housing for the elderly, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 119. A bill for the relief of Guy Privat Tape and Lou 
     Nazie Raymonde Toto; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 120. A bill for the relief of Denes Fulop and Gyorgyi 
     Fulop; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 121. A bill for the relief of Esidronio Arreola-Saucedo, 
     Maria Elna Cobian Arreola, Nayely Bibiana Arreola, and Cindy 
     Jael Arreola; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 122. A bill for the relief of Robert Liang and Alice 
     Liang; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 123. A bill for the relief of Jose Buendia Balderas, 
     Alicia Aranda De Buendia, and Ana Laura Buendia Aranda; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 124. A bill for the relief of Shigeru Yamada; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 125. A bill for the relief of Alfredo Plascencia Lopez 
     and Maria Del Refugio Plascencia; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 126. A bill for the relief of Claudia Marquez Rico; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 127. A bill for the relief of Jacqueline W. Coats; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 128. A bill for the relief of Jose Alberto Martinez 
     Moreno, Micaela Lopez Martinez, and Adilene Martinez; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 129. A bill for the relief of Ruben Mkoian, Asmik 
     Karapetian, and Arthur Mkoyan; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 130. A bill for the relief of Jorge Rojas Gutierrez, 
     Oliva Gonzalez Gonzalez, and Jorge Rojas Gonzalez; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 131. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide 
     for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Bayh, 
             Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Specter, Mr. 
             Schumer, and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 132. A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement 
     resources committed to investigation and prosecution of 
     violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to 
     protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent 
     criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for 
     violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
             Lieberman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. 
             Kerry, and Mr. Specter):
       S. 133. A bill to prohibit any recipient of emergency 
     Federal economic assistance from using such funds for 
     lobbying expenditures or political contributions, to improve 
     transparency, enhance accountability, encourage responsible 
     corporate governance, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 134. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     clarify Federal authority relating to land acquisition from 
     willing sellers for the North Country National Scenic Trail; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 135. A bill to decrease the matching funds requirement 
     and authorize additional appropriations for Keweenaw National 
     Historical Park in the State of Michigan; to the

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     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 136. A bill for the relief of Ziad Mohamed Shaban 
     Khweis, Heyam Ziad Khweis, and Juman Ziad Khweis; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 137. A bill to create jobs and reduce the dependence of 
     the United States on foreign and unsustainable energy sources 
     by promoting the production of green energy, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Ms. Snowe, and Mrs. 
             Lincoln):
       S. 138. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal alternative minimum tax limitations on private 
     activity bond interest, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 139. A bill to require Federal agencies, and persons 
     engaged in interstate commerce, in possession of data 
     containing sensitive personally identifiable information, to 
     disclose any breach of such information; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 140. A bill to modify the requirements applicable to 
     locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with 
     the principles of self-initiation of mining claims, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Gregg, and Ms. 
             Snowe):
       S. 141. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     limit the misuse of Social Security numbers, to establish 
     criminal penalties for such misuse, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 142. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure that every uninsured child in America 
     has health insurance coverage, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 143. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for a college opportunity tax credit; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 144. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to remove cell phones from listed property under section 
     280F; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 145. A bill for the relief of Vichai Sae Tung (also 
     known as Chai Chaowasaree); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Feingold, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Dorgan, and 
             Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 146. A bill to amend the Federal antitrust laws to 
     provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from 
     such laws that are contrary to the public interest with 
     respect to railroads; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. 
             Wyden, and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 147. A bill to require the closure of the detention 
     facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to limit the use of certain 
     interrogation techniques, to prohibit interrogation by 
     contractors, to require notification of the International 
     Committee of the Red Cross of detainees, and for other 
     purposes; to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
           By Mr. KOHL:
       S. 148. A bill to restore the rule that agreements between 
     manufacturers and retailers, distributors, or wholesalers to 
     set the minimum price below which the manufacturer's product 
     or service cannot be sold violates the Sherman Act; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KOHL:
       S. 149. A bill to change the date for regularly scheduled 
     Federal elections and establish polling place hours; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. LEAHY:
       S. 150. A bill to provide Federal assistance to States for 
     rural law enforcement and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 151. A bill to protect Indian arts and crafts through 
     the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 152. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and 
     the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of 
     certain land adjacent to the Walnut Canyon National Monument 
     in the State of Arizona; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 153. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     designate the Arizona National Scenic Trail; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Isakson, and Mr. Martinez):
       S. 154. A bill to require the Congressional Budget Office 
     and the Joint Committee on Taxation to use dynamic economic 
     modeling in addition to static economic modeling in the 
     preparation of budgetary estimates of proposed changes in 
     Federal revenue law; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr. 
             Bunning):
       S. 155. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to suspend the taxation of unemployment compensation for 2 
     years; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Kerry, and Ms. 
             Landrieu):
       S. 156. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend enhanced small business expensing and to provide 
     for a 5-year net operating loss carryback for losses incurred 
     in 2008 or 2009; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. 157. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the temporary waiver of required minimum 
     distribution rules for certain retirement plans and accounts; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Brown, and 
             Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. 158. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the availability of industrial development bonds to 
     facilities manufacturing intangible property; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 159. A bill to establish the Paterson Great Falls 
     National Historical Park, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Leahy, 
             Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Kerry, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Feingold):
       S. 160. A bill to provide the District of Columbia a voting 
     seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the House of 
     Representatives; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 161. A bill to authorize implementation of the San 
     Joaquin River Restoration Settlement, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mrs. 
             McCaskill, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Coburn):
       S. 162. A bill to provide greater accountability of 
     taxpayers' dollars by curtailing congressional earmarking, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S.J. Res. 1. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting 
     the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S.J. Res. 2. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States authorizing the 
     Congress and the States to prohibit the act of desecration of 
     the flag of the United States and to set criminal penalties 
     for that act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. REID:
       S.J. Res. 3. A joint resolution ensuring that the 
     compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of 
     Secretary of the Interior are those which were in effect on 
     January 1, 2005; considered and passed.

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